jack rafter
(UK) One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip roof.
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(UK) One of the shorter rafters used in constructing a hip roof.
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(US) Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.
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